The Xinzi Scroll, The Grass Tree under the Setting Sun, Chapter 74, The Shameless
When Yuanyang passed by the old man's yard, he could hear the old man cursing.
"This kid really doesn't know how high the sky is. How can I still harm him?" Jia She's hoarse and unwilling voice almost penetrated the white wall, "I'm just here to show my goodwill. Even if you don't want to talk to me, just have a meal."
What can I do with wine? You just have to listen to what others say,...Besides, isn’t there a need for bargaining in doing business? You don’t even have the patience to listen to what conditions others say?”
Yuanyang looked around with some confusion. There was no one there. It seemed that no guests came to the house today. He didn't know who the old man was talking about. But his words didn't seem to be too mean, just a little angry.
The smell of hate and regret is there.
Just as he was about to leave, he saw Qiu Tong coming out of the yard. Yuanyang didn't like this girl from Jia She's house very much. Although she was quite pretty, she knew she was a mean person just by looking at her thin lips and pointed nose.
, and they don’t get along well with the maids in the mansion.
But before Yuanyang squeaked, Qiu Tong saw Yuanyang at a glance, a flattering smile appeared on his face, and he trotted over: "Miss Yuanyang."
"Sister Qiu Tong, who are you talking about, sir, to make him angry so early in the morning?" Seeing Qiu Tong's mysterious face, she also knew that the other party was waiting for her to ask. She didn't want to ask, but she felt that she shouldn't ask.
The sentence seemed to ignore the other party's "good intentions", so Yuanyang just asked casually.
"Hey, who else could there be? The girl should know about it, but it's not Uncle Feng." Qiu Tong said flatteringly.
"Ah? Uncle Feng? Why did Uncle Feng provoke the elder again?" Yuanyang was shocked.
In her impression, the eldest master didn't have a good attitude toward anyone, and he had a sullen look on the younger generation. The servants in the mansion were a little reluctant to come to his yard because they were afraid of being touched.
His bad luck caused trouble.
In this mansion, I am afraid that only the ancestor can control him, and everyone else, even the second master, has to give way to him.
But Uncle Feng is an exception. Every time Uncle Feng comes to the house, the elder seems to be very willing to accompany him. If the second master does not inform him, he will have to go to the second master in a strange way, and when he sees Uncle Feng
His attitude was also extremely "caring" and "kind". Mr. Lian had never been treated like this in front of him.
"It seems that the master is not in a good mood when he comes back from the Feng Mansion. I don't know what the specific matter is." Where does Qiu Tong dare to inquire more?
My wife just echoed a few words on the side and was scolded by the master. Who dares to persuade me?
Of course Yuanyang would not ask, but she was very confused in her heart. Every time Uncle Feng came to the house, the boss was always smiling. Why did he suddenly change his attitude now?
There has been a rumor in this house that the eldest man intends to regret his marriage. He had already verbally promised to marry the eldest son of the Sun family, and even received a lot of money from the Sun family. Now he said that he would also marry the second girl to Uncle Feng as his concubine, but
This rumor has not been confirmed, and even the ancestor and the second wife have kept silent about it. However, based on Yuanyang's observation, the ancestor and the second wife should actually know about it, but no one is willing to mention it. After all, it is
No one has raised it publicly.
Jia She was indeed angry.
The matter of Xishan Kiln is not a secret among the noble families in the capital city, but the Jia family has no chance to get involved. Among the four princes and twelve princes, there are only more than 20 people from the Qin family of Nan'an County, the Liu family of Li Guogong, and the Chen family of Qi Guogong.
I took a chance and went in years ago.
At that time, no one took the Xishan charcoal kiln seriously and felt that it would be a waste to rush to open a kiln in the mountains. Who would have thought that the skyrocketing price of charcoal in the past 20 years would lead to large-scale charcoal production in the city?
The use of charcoal is increasing significantly every year.
Although charcoal is not as convenient and easy to use as firewood, the price is much cheaper. The key is that in addition to the palace, there is also a large area of Tiewang Mountain as a special firewood forest around the capital city.
There are not many forests left that can provide firewood, and even if there are, they are in remote mountain valleys. It would cost a lot to transport them after cutting them down, which is not cost-effective.
Nowadays, almost everyone in the capital has switched to using coal for burning, and the Xishan kiln entrance has suddenly become a hot commodity. In the past ten years, the price of Suihe coal has risen steadily, and the price at the kiln entrance has risen to sky-high prices. Even so, it is basically
No one is willing to transfer these kiln entrances, because everyone knows that they are hens that lay golden eggs, and they generate steady and considerable profits every year. Who is willing to transfer them easily?
After Feng Ziying became the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture, news began to spread that Feng Ziying wanted to rectify the Xishan kiln entrance. Some people were willing to transfer the kiln entrance that had always been priceless and unmarketable. Although the price was still extremely expensive, if someone could transfer it, then
It was different. Jia She was just envious and never thought about it.
Who would have thought that someone would come to Jia She's door, hoping that Jia She would buy shares. Of course, the price of Yaokou shares was not cheap, and it was already a discount for Jia She. Jia She also knew that at this time, someone would come to him and be willing to buy shares at a low price.
, naturally it had a purpose, but the temptation was too great. Even knowing that there might be bait with a hook, Jia She wanted to swallow it.
The key is that they have also set out conditions. If they can get approval from Feng Ziying, then the stock price can be further discounted. Even if they fail to get approval, or Jia She does not intend to invest, as long as Jia She
He was able to create a matchmaking relationship and invite Feng Ziying out for a meal. No matter what the outcome was, he was offered a reward of one thousand taels of silver. How could this not make Jia She happy?
Anyway, it's just a meal. As long as you, Feng Ziying, feel embarrassed, no matter how fantastic people say it, you just don't respond or agree. Who dares to force you to do anything?
Why not do such a good thing?
I thought that this kind of thing would be easy for Feng Ziying, but I once thought that I would rush to the door to talk to him, but he would be rejected by the other party without any room for maneuver. How could this not make Jia She angry?
"Three or four families have already made the same offer. They are willing to give one thousand taels of silver just to ask Ziying to attend the banquet. If I can facilitate Ziying's trip, no matter what the result is, these three to four thousand taels of silver will be guaranteed."
It’s because the Xishan Kiln thing is too involved and we won’t get involved, but there’s no reason not to earn this cheap money, right?”
Jia She was still unwilling to give in. It was worse than killing him to put the fat in his mouth. This Ziying was too abominable, so he couldn't do it and made him agree to it no matter what.
Seeing Jia She's expression changing, Mrs.
This also left her wondering what to do.
"You tell me how to get Ziying to participate in this matter. I don't care what the outcome is, but I have to earn these thousands of taels of silver. No matter what tricks are used, I won't earn the money that is sent to me for no reason. This is not
Neither the Procuratorate nor the Longjing Lieutenant will be able to deal with anything that is harmful to nature or treasonous. I will definitely earn this money."
Jia She said fiercely.
Ms. Xing said cautiously: "How about finding an excuse to trick Ziying over?"
"Hmph, how can people come to our mansion to treat us? If it were outside, how could smart people like Ziying not understand?" Jia She said angrily: "Can't you come up with some reliable ideas?
"
Mrs.
Jia She also knew that the other party definitely had no good solution and had to rely on himself.
The question is how to get Feng Ziying and the others to meet with them?
Even if you don't have that drink, let them meet and talk for a few words, you can achieve your goal and you can earn thousands of taels of silver.
After pondering for a long time, Jia She rubbed his chin, twirled a few beards, and made up his mind, "What do you think about asking Xiuyan to help?"
"Xiuyan? How can Xiuyan help?" Ms. Xing was surprised.
"I'm going to talk to Ziying now. I'm afraid Ziying will become suspicious, and even if I invite him to come, he will be rejected. But to put it another way, I would like to think that your brother was detained because of gambling debts.
Therefore, let Xiuyan go and attract Ziying, and take the opportunity to talk about the matter..."
"Here, can Ziying come?" Ms. Xing was a little disapproving. How could Feng Ziying be allowed to come forward for such a matter? In Shuntian Mansion Yamen, it would be enough to just arrange an inspection to arrest the head.
"Humph, if Ziying is an ordinary person, she will naturally not come forward, but Xiuyan, that day I promised him to be my concubine, and he didn't object, which means that he is still interested in Xiuyan. Now Xiuyan encounters such a situation
The big issue is just a debt, and he can solve it with just a little effort, so why wouldn't he be willing to sell Xiuyan to save face?"
Jia She said coldly: "I don't want Xiuyan to know the inside story here. You and I can act well enough to make Xiuyan anxious. If you come up with the idea to take Xiuyan to find Ziying, I still know Ziying."
Yes, I don’t want to see beautiful women. Since Xiuyan is interested, he just wants to be in his name and say a few nice words, and he will not refuse..."
Mr. Xing's eyes also lit up, and he was quite moved: "Well, the master is right, but my brother originally owed so much debt to the outside world, and I hope you can help me when the time comes..."
Jia She suddenly became a little impatient, but thinking that Xing Xiuyan would have to come forward in this matter, he thought for a while and said: "I know about this matter. When the time comes, there will naturally be arrangements. Besides, if Xiuyan marries
Feng Mansion, those Xu Yinzi don’t matter, I’m afraid Ziying will naturally take care of these bad debts without us coming forward..."
After all, he still only wanted to use Xing Xiuyan, but he refused to repay Xing Zhong's debt.